Publications on SSHE

This virtual library contains articles, papers, manuals and resource books and advocacy materials on hygiene, sanitation and water in schools by IRC and others.

School Sanitation and Hygiene Education: Symposium Proceedings & Framework for Action

These proceedings are for people who are interested in school sanitation and hygiene education (SSHE). The document has been written, in effect, by 19 professionals who contributed papers and/or made presentations at the SSHE symposium held in Delft, The Netherlands from 8-10 June, 2004.

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Fact sheet: School Sanitation and Hygiene Education

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All you ever wanted to know about the School Sanitation and Hygiene Education thematic area.

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A UNICEF Manual on School Sanitation and Hygiene

This manual on school sanitation and hygiene (SSH) was first published in 1998 and implied the start of cooperation between IRC and UNICEF on hygiene, sanitation and water in schools. The manual deals with both hardware and software aspects needed to bring about changes in hygiene behaviour of students and, through these students, in the community at large.

Read more or download manualssh.pdf (434.9 kB)

Background and Rationale for SSHE

Article written in 2000 by Lizette Burgers, UNICEF, New York, on the global context, links between health and learning as well as the impacts on a child's life. It also highlights some opportunities for the 21st century.

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The Worth of SSHE

School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) is a very attractive issue, not only from a political perspective but also from a social one. A focus on school sanitation affirms the fact that children have a right to basic facilities such as school toilets, safe drinking water, clean surroundings and information on hygiene.

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Child-Friendly Hygiene and Sanitation Facilities in Schools

The aim of this booklet is to promote a creative child-oriented linkage between hygiene promotion and the design of hygiene and sanitation facilities.

Read more or download TP44_Child_Friendly.pdf (2.3 MB)

Overview of School Sanitation and Hygiene Education in Developing Countries

Draft Working Paper by Arlex Sanchez Torres, Kathleen Shordt and Marielle Snel, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, Delft, the Netherlands, November 2002

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SSHE Concept Paper India

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Planning and Teambuilding for SWASTHH in Jharkhand and Bihar

Since 1996, UNICEF has been supporting the implementation of the School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) programme in Bihar. The SWASTHH project was launched in Bihar with a workshop in June 2000. The present EDworkshop was held from 16 to 22 March 2001 in Ranchi.

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